Group · Joints & ligaments
Glenohumeral joint
Articulatio glenohumeralis
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Part of
- Synovial joints of free upper limb
DescriptionUnreviewed
The shoulder joint (or glenohumeral joint from Greek glene, eyeball, + -oid, 'form of', + Latin humerus, shoulder) is structurally classified as a synovial ball-and-socket joint and functionally as a diarthrosis and multiaxial joint.
It involves an articulation between the glenoid fossa of the scapula (shoulder blade) and the head of the humerus (upper arm bone).
Due to the very loose joint capsule that gives a limited interface of the humerus and scapula, it is the most mobile joint of the human body.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Articulatio glenohumeralis
- English
- Glenohumeral joint
- French
- Articulation glénohumérale
- Spanish
- Articulación glenohumeral
- Portuguese
- Articulação glenoumeral